How Many Miles You Got ?

[Guest Popeye]

No competition here. After 100k miles, it doesn't matter anymore.

[not counting mopeds or mini-bikes, etc.]

 

I was just wondering if I was high, low, or average...for an Old Guy.

 

Since I've used-up so many bikes, I've kept an accurate track.

 

To date, I have about 474,000 miles.....over 40 years.

[rod]

Every time I ask my Dad the # gets higher. He keeps forgetting the older bikes. He had 280,000 on the last 4 bikes he owned (he kept close track on these). Then I remind him of the older bikes and he has to guess because he does not remember keeping track of mileage on them. Last time we talked I think we got as close as possible for miles he rode.... 875,00. That does not count miles ridden with grandpa riding. After 40 yrs I have around 320,000 riding most of which are in the last 5 yrs. In San Diego we ride all year and my family commutes on bikes so mileage is a guess on commuting without counting other miles because there is no way to track that accurately. I put 460 mi on my first legal bike the first weekend I had my permit and never left the city. Only put 380 mi on my first car over the first weekend, same area. Rod

[ahoutzer]

Bike Miles

XL100 6500

Hawk 16500

CX500 88500

Shadow 700 23000

Shadow 1100 33200

ACE Tourer 1 1000

Ace Tourer 2 77300

Royal Star Venture 35500

Total 281500

[cmiles3]

...on my '87. Should turn over 79,000 on this tank of gas. Won't make 80,000 until July- I'll have to park it for a while.

 

...'bout 15,000 on my '77 Suzuki dual sport before it was stolen.

 

...add another 1,000 or so on my '84 that was wrecked the first month I owned it.

 

...not sure, but probably another 4,000 or so on my first bike; a Sears minibike.

[oldandcrotchety]

I must be in the minority here. I have never paid even the least bit of attention to how many miles I've ridden on a bike. I only pay attention to the trip meter if I'm getting low on gas and not sure where the next station is. I would even have to go out and look to see how many miles my bike has on it now. I just change oil and filter every spring and tires when they wear out. In fact, I have to really stop and think what all bikes I've had since 1965.......and the older I get the harder it gets to remember....

[Freebird]

I'll join you in the minority. I've owned so many bikes that I'm not sure that I could even remember them all. I've never kept up with the mileage. Would be fun now to know but just wasn't important to me at the time.

[SaltyDawg]

I'm gonna SWAG it and say around 130,000, but I'm 45 and still have a lot of riding left in me.

[Guest Popeye]

Seems most are in the over 100k class & hard to estimate miles.

 

Maybe a better question would be:

How many years have you been riding road bikes?

[ahoutzer]

How many years have you been riding road bikes?

 

Thirty years, six months, 22 days. It was a life changing experience!

[loehring]

I've never kept track either. With a 17 year gap from the time my 1st was born until I started riding again, (I did the "Dad" thing that everyone thought I should. ) if I had to guess I would say 300k give or take a few.

[Condor]

No competition here. After 100k miles, it doesn't matter anymore.

[not counting mopeds or mini-bikes, etc.]

 

I was just wondering if I was high, low, or average...for an Old Guy.

 

Since I've used-up so many bikes, I've kept an accurate track.

 

To date, I have about 474,000 miles.....over 40 years.

 

'Bout 150 miles to the next gas station......